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WILL SELECT FALL DATES DIRECTORS OF KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION TO CONSIDER THE MATTER THIS WEEK. Division of Opinion as to Length of Meeting and Opening Date Budget of Interesting Gossip from the Blue Grass Region. s Lexington. Ky., July "0. To discuss dates and formulate plans for fall racing here, the directors of the Kentucky Association will hold a meeting during the coming week. There appears to lie a diversity of opinion as to dates. Some of the directors are in favor of a ten-days meeting. Others want a lesser number down to seven. Some are of the opinion that the meeting should open on Saturday, September 10, while others hold that Monday, September IS would prove a better date for inaugurating the season here, citing that Saturday, September 1! is to he the closing day of the fair of the Colored Agricultural and Mechanical Association, which will lie held on the grounds of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association, and evincing an indisposition to hamper in the slightest that venture with a counter attraction, notwithstanding the .fact that the white folks do not patronize that fair with their presence. The meeting last fall opened on Tuesday. September 20, and was of nine-days duration. The track was fast on only three days, but the weather for the greater part was clear and no rain fell during the racing any day. The attendance was uniformly good and the association made some money. The directors who are standing for ten days the coming fall are using this as an argument. Messrs. M. J. Winn of the New Louisville Jockey riuli and Harvey Meyers of the Latonia Jockey Club, were here today for a conference with Secretary Garrett 1. Wilson and Messrs. K. L. I5aker and Johnson N. Camden of the Kentucky Association relative to dates for fall racing in Kentucky, but nothing definite resulted except that it was agreed that Lexington should open September hi or 18 and run nine or ten days and that Louisville and La-. tonia would divide forty or forty-live days. Colonel I Winn said that Ijouisville would want nineteen days "following the Lexington meeting. Mr. Meyers thought Latonia should this year have the advantage of October dates and Colonel Winn replied that Louisville would yield to Latonia on the condition iliat Latonia would give an average of .$."5,100 per diiv to horsemen, which he says Louisville intends doing, and that Louisville would then follow Latonia. Mr. Meyers said lie was not prepared to accept the proposition and would lirst have to consult with General Manager John Hachmeister, who was called to St. Louis last night and was unable to be here today. Messrs. Winn and Ilachmcister are to have a conference on the subject next week. Colonel Winn said today it is intended to race one hundred days during the winter at Juarez and that the meeting will open on or about December 1. He will go to Now York the lirst week in August to have a meeting with the directors of the Jockey Club Juar"z for the purpose of outlining plans. It is understood that the directors intend to make a strong bid for the Kentucky Endurance Gold Cup Knee of four miles and if the purse that they can afford proves larger than what Louisville or Latonia will offer, the race will be featured as the stellar attraction of the meeting. It is intended to have renewals of the Phoenix Hotel Handicap, for three-year-olds and upward; the Nursery Stud Selling Stakes, for two-year-olds; the Elniendorf Handicap, for all ages, and the Idle Hour Farm Handicap, with possibly a couple of additional stakes and the usual number of overnight handicaps for good purses. It is presumed that the Louisville and Latonia otliclals will outline their plans also in the near future and that an early meeting of the State Racing Commission will be held to pass upon the dates and to award the four-mile race to the track bidding the highest amount of money to be added to the stakes. A side feature of the fall racing season here will le the auction of thoroughbred yearlings to be conducted during the week beginning September IS by the Kentucky Sales Company. Over 100 head have already been consigned and W. J. Treacy, the pedigree expert, began this week the compiling of the catalog. W. L. Lewis, AV. J. Young. J. C. Milam, T. P. Hayes. "Jack" Baker. S. K. Hughes, John T. Ireland, Walter Grater. Gallahcr Brothers, J. O. Keene, John Kodegap. William Steele. James Stevens. T. It. Pierce, Grover Hughes, H. B. Keether and others who comprise the colony of trainers at the Kentucky Association track are taking tilings comparatively easy these days. They have up. all counted, something like 150 horses, but only mild exercise is being given, Pew yearlings have come to the track to be broken as yet. but several of the trainers are making preparations to take up a number of youngsters next week. I1. It. Pierce will bring in six. four the property of P. J. Kelley. of Chicago, and two belonging to J. 0. Palmer, of Toronto, a new man in the sport, from John S. Barbees Glen Helen Farm next Tuesday. Hal Price Headley began this week breaking sixteen yearlings, principally sous and daughters of" Ornament, at Beaumont Farm. At John E. Mad-dens Hamburg Place eleven colts eligible to the Epsom Derby for V.: and eight lillies eligible to the English Oaks for the same year, have been taken up. Tliey are: Colts by Ogden Lucy Glitters; Ogden Dorothy Hampton; Ogden Unsightly; Ogden Yankee Sister; Ogden Busy Maid: Ogden Colline; Yankee Court-plaster; Ogden Siva;Ogdcn By Ways; Ogden Frances McClelland, and Ogden Star of the West. The colt out of Unsightly has been named Duke of York. Fillies by Ogden Linda Lee: Yankee Itoyal Gun; Ogden Lady Schorr; Ogden Busy Girl: Ogden Mimosa; Yankee Ondurdis; The Scribe Partridge, and Ogdon Passan. T. P. Hayes will bring here next week two yearlings of his own breeding, a colt by McGee Algie M.. and a filly by Peep oDay Miss May Day. Johnson N. Camden, who has been in the east for some time, returned to Lexington this week and will shortly come to some conclusion as to the number of yearlings J. O. Keene will take up from Hart-land Stud for their lirst lessons. W. T. Woodard arrived this week from Latonia with Howdy Howdy and has hun at the Kentucky Association track. "William Wallace, who has Du-quesne in Canada, spent a portion of the week witli his familv here. He says the sport is nourishing across the border. Irving IL Wlieatcrort. master of the St. James Stud, is in Oklahoma looking after Ids banks. Shelby West, trainer of L. P. Doorhoofers string, was here this week anil shipped Freckle to Louisville. This three-year-old daughter of Stalwart and Frankie has been running out at Beaumont Farm. Trainer Pete Coyne of the George J. Long string at Louisville, was in Lexington this week on a sad mission, his brother having died suddenly of heart 1 rouble. W. J. Young has put the three-year-old Aviator, by Broomstick Lizzie T.. back in training. Walter Grater has iu his bam a good-looking year- ling half-sister lo John Furlong. She lnjlongs to Circuit Court Clerk James C. Rogers, the breeder and owner of John Furlong. II. W. Davies, son of Robert Davies. of Toronto, and Charles T. Patterson, trainer of the Davies string, have been here for four days inspeeting yearlings. They have looked at nearly all the youngsters in the blue grass region and have secured prices on several of the most likely at various farms. The elder Davies is expected here tomorrow or Monday to pass judgment on the selections and to close negotiations for purchases. J. L. McGinnis yearling filly by Frank Gill Run of Luck died from tetanus at K. R. Bradlevs Idle Hour Farm a few days ago. This leaves only three yearlings by tin dead sire, u colt and two lillies. Trainer James Rowe Is expected here tomorrow to give directions as lo shipment to New Jersey of the remainder of the yearlings purchased by Harry Payne Whitney from James R. Keene.
